Defense Workers’ Salaries Cut Across the Nation

The Department of Defense will finish delivering furlough notices to civilian employees this week, and hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans will see salary reductions as a result of the unpaid leave.

In Pennsylvania, 21,660 defense workers will be affected by the furloughs. Defense furloughs are scheduled to begin on July 8 and will continue for the next 11 weeks. Around the country, 750,000 Department of Defense workers will face the furloughs.

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